The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - Data do not seem to support the department ’s explanation for why it is unable to use salary savings to cover some costs as it has in the past. As shown in Figure  2, the department ’s uniformed officer vacancy rate including temporary positions, is still well above the pre-pandemic levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

A Review of Caltrans’ Vehicle Insurance Costs

Dec 5, 2017 - State Motor Vehicle Liability Self‑Insurance Program In 1977, DGS implemented a self ‑insurance program through which state departments set aside money each year to pay for anticipated vehicle liability expenses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3721

The 2017-18 Budget: California Highway Patrol

Feb 9, 2017 - The proposed facility would be 24,538 square feet (19,184 square feet of office space and a 5,354 square foot auto shop), or roughly six times the size of the existing 4,006 office that opened in 1967.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3551

The 2016-17 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 23, 2016 - Additional DMV Self –Service Terminals. The budget proposes $8  million on an ongoing basis to expand the use of self –service terminals that handle common DMV transactions, such as vehicle registration renewal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3366

The 2018-19 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 8, 2018 - For instance, Caltrans has been paying for its increased vehicle insurance premium by redirecting funding originally budgeted for replacing vehicles (such as snow plows and pick ‑up trucks). Thus, if the Legislature were to approve the Governor ’s proposals, the additional funding would allow the department to send the redirected funds back to their original
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3745

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - The Governor ’s budget includes $6  million from the General Fund in 2022 ‑23 for DMV to fund overtime for 200 Licensing Registration Examiners, as well as the necessary office and support staff, so that field offices with wait times of 30 days or more for commercial drive tests can offer additional testing slots on Saturdays.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

The 2017-18 Budget: Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)

Feb 22, 2017 - This is primarily because of population increases in the areas served by the offices. In addition, DMV reports that certain customer service field offices are seismically deficient, which creates safety risks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3575

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 1, 2021 - The budget plan provides $20.6  million annually in 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23 from the State Highway Account to support the department ’s maintenance program in removing hazardous waste from the state highway system —particularly at homeless encampment sites.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4458

DMV Shift to Online Services Due to COVID-19

Oct 16, 2020 - Customers can access DMV services through multiple service channels, such as field offices, mail, online, self-service kiosks, auto clubs (such as the American Automobile Association), phone, and business partners (such as auto repair shops and car dealerships).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4283

The 2019-20 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 26, 2019 - In November 2008, voters approved Proposition  1A, which specified certain conditions that the system must ultimately achieve, as well as authorized the state to sell bonds to partially fund the system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3948